Uditha Devapriya

Uditha Devapriya is a researcher, writer and columnist whose work spans art, culture, history and foreign policy. He is currently working on an oral autobiography of the late Sri Lankan director Sumitra Peries (1935 to 2023), slated for publication in 2026.

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Features

Sumitra Peries’s The Girls: how a landmark Sri Lankan film captures the agony of girlhood

A groundbreaking Sri Lankan film with a uniquely feminine perspective, The Girls (Gehenu Lamai) wowed critics in the late 1970s and is now returning in a new restoration.

By Uditha Devapriya

Sumitra Peries’s The Girls: how a landmark Sri Lankan film captures the agony of girlhood

Obituaries

Sumitra Peries obituary: ‘the poetess of Sri Lankan cinema’

By Uditha Devapriya

Sumitra Peries obituary: ‘the poetess of Sri Lankan cinema’